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This Was Not a Drill: The Journey of Saving Fire Station 44

By Karen Eubank | October 28, 2021 |

It may not make sense to everyone, but I was intrigued when I heard about a local woman that had purchased historic Fire Station 44 and completely renovated it. Because I was one of those little girls that played with fire trucks as well as dolls, I got it. Vikki Espinosa has a particular affinity…

A Survey of Agents Reveals How Much Curb Appeal Matters to Home Value

By Tommy Cummings | October 28, 2021 |

Trees.com recently released a survey of 1,250 licensed real estate agents that determined neglected landscaping can be costly to homeowners looking to optimize the value in their homes.

These People Are Gone to Texas, But Where Did They Come From?

By CandysDirt | October 28, 2021 |

From Staff Reports According to data from the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University, more than one of every 10 people moving to Texas in 2020 was from California. The movement of Californians to Texas is not new, said Dr. Luis Torres and research associate Wesley Miller in their recent report. In…

4 Ways to Build Home Equity

By Shelby Skrhak | October 27, 2021 |

If you’re a homeowner, building home equity can make a big difference in your future finances. Unlike other large purchases such as cars that lose value over time, homes steadily increase in value when you treat them right. Coppell-based Caliber Home Loans has these tips for building equity in your home, and spoiler alert, one…

SoCal Home Takes The Halloween Fright Out of Freddy

By Mimi Perez | October 27, 2021 |

It is Halloween week, my people. Yea! What a fun week awaits with costumes, pranks, and scary movies. Being a part of Gen X, I can honestly say we grew up with some of the greatest scary movies.  One of the all-time best was A Nightmare on Elm Street. Good ol’ Freddy Krueger terrorizing innocent…

Scary Inspections! Chilling Finds Inside These Spooky Homes Will Haunt You

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | October 27, 2021 |

With Halloween coming up this week, we thought we’d share some scary stuff that can be found in houses (cue the eerie music). From a home inspector‘s perspective, “scary” can mean a lot of things — dangerous conditions, creepy critters, and some seriously strange stuff in the crawl space.  Here are some haunting #HomeInspectionFinds: Crawl Space Graveyard If…